Improvement in apparatus for oiling, testing, and washing fire-engine hose



P. NOYES. Apparatus for Uiling, Testing, and Washing Fire- Engine Hose.N0. 141,885, Patented F\ugusti9,1873e 2 fi dhwuw fizz/Kiwi? 21 In u fUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PERSON NOYES, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT lN APPARATUS FOR OILING, TESTING, AND WASHING FIRE-ENGINEHOSE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 141,885, dated August19, 1873 ;,application filed February 28, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PERsoN NoYns, of Lowell, in'the county of Middlesexand State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in the Apparatus for Oiling Fire-Engine Hose, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

This invention relates to and consists of a new and useful improvementin the apparatus for oiling fire-engine hose, and in the new method orprocess of oiling such hose, or of thoroughly filling or stuffing theleather with oil or grease, by pressure applied within the hose, by theforce of a pump or other equivalent means, thereby saving much time andexpense in taking good care of the hose, and protecting and preservingthem in better condition and for a longer time than by the old mode ofoiling or greasing on the external surface.

In the said drawing, A represents an ordinary oil tank or reservoir,provided with a common forcing-pump, B, the nose of which is furnishedwith a hose-connecting pipe, D, and a pressure-gage, 0. At one side, orforward of the pump, is an inclined trough, H, for supporting a joint orlength of hose, F, one end of which is coupled onto the end of the pipe1), and the opposite end is covered with a cock-furnished cap. The pipeI) has a cock-furnished pipe, m, leading from its under side to the tankA, by which to empty the hose. To the lower end of the inclined trough asecond pipe, is, is connected. This pipek may enter the tankA and conveysurplus oil from the trough to the tank, or it may be flexible and hangover and discharge water into a funnel, 1?, leading to drainage.

The funnel 0 is for filling the tank. The gage O is to indicate pressurewhen oiling or testing hose.

For oiling said hose it is coupled to the pipe D or to the pump-nose,which may have a pipe, m, and a cock, 0, the hose extended in thetrough, as shown, and oil inthe tank A pumped and forced into the hose,at first opening the cock 9 to allow the oil to expel the air from thehose, then closing the cock, and the pressure of oil within the hose israised and retained until suitably forced into the pores of the leather,or through it, thus completely filling or stuffing the leather with oilor grease, from its inner surface outward, which not only rendersthe'hose better and more capable of resisting the action of water, butit softens, protects, and preserves the leather much better and moreeffectively than external oiling, which is wholly dependent on capillaryabsorption, penetrating only a very short distance, to be forced out bywater under pressure from the fire-engine or hydrant.

My said apparatus, and my process for oiling hose, will discover leakswhile oiling, thus making my apparatus serve a two-fold purpose, orperform the double duty of oiling and testing hose for leaks, breaks, orlost rivets, both at the same operation, which makes it an importanttime and labor saving apparatus.

The inclined trough H need not of necessity be connected with the tank Aby the pipe k. The lower end of the trough may enter the tank and conveyback surplus oil, and thus dispense with the pipe k, if preferred.

My improved apparatus is adapted for testing hose by substituting waterfor oil in the tank, and by working the pump to raise sufficientpressure, indicated by the gage. The hose lying in the inclined trough,and distended by Water-pressures, may be conveniently washed or cleansedon its outer surface, and then the water drawn off by the pipe m intothe tank A, as before stated. The water used for washing the outside ofthe hose is let oft through the flexible pipe 70, through the funnel P,and to drainage.

I claim as my invention- 1. The inclined trough H, in combination withthe tank A and pump B, with a pipe, m, as described, all arranged andoperating in the manner and for the purpose specified.

2. The method or process substantially as herein described, of oilingfire-engine hose, viz., by filling the hose with oiling material, and bypressure applied to force the oil into or through the leather, as setforth.

PERSON NOYES.

Witnesses:

ALBAN ANDREN, JOHN R. HEARD.

